Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajravega (Buddhist Protector)

རྡོ་རྗེ་ཤུགས། 金剛力
(item no. 94301)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection American Museum of Natural History
Catalogue # 70.0/ 6892
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

AMNH Description

Vajra Vega (Tibetan: Dorje Shug): the principal protector for the Kalachakra Tantra and practice.

Jeff Watt 2-2004

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Subject: Three Kalachakra Deities